The Book of Household Management
London, [ca.1872]: Ward, Lock, & Tyler. Beeton, Isabella. The Book of Household Management. [2nd Ed. 187th Th) Ward Lock & Tyler: London [ca.1872]. 8vo (175x110mm) recased red cloth, xl,b-g,1139,[1],12,28pp. 11 colour plates. Reading copy; lacks pps half-title, pps 561-593 and plate IX.
Second-hand hardcover
BEETON, Mrs Isabella. [Isabella Mary Beeton, née Mayson (1836 – 1865)]
The Book of Household Management; comprising information for the mistress, housekeeper, cook, kitchen-maid, butler, footman, coachman, valet, upper and under housemaids, lady's-maid, maid-of-all-work, laundry-maid, nurse and nurse-maid, monthly, wet and sick nurses etc., etc., also sanitary, medical and legal memoranda. With a history of the origin, properties, and uses of all things connected with home life and comfort. Entirely new edition, revised and corrected with new coloured engravings.
London : Ward, Lock, and Tyler, Warwick House, Paternoster Row, undated, circa 1872. [2nd Edition], 187th Thousand. Printed by J Ogden & Co, Printers, 172 John St E.C..
Octavo (175x110mm) recased mid-twentieth century red buckram, new endpapers, xl,b-g,1139,[1],12,28pp. 11 colour plates printed by Moritz Schauenburg, G Silbermann's successor, Strasburgh; numerous black and white in-text wood engraved illustrations. Lacks half-title, pps 561-593 and plate IX; occasional light foxing, frontispiece edges chipped, soiled.
Her major work, The Book of Household Management was an amalgam of contributions from readers, extensive cribbing from significant authors such as Acton, Glasse, Raffald and many others and her own content. Beeton's particular skill was as an editor, particularly in her plain and clear writing, helpful general instructions and the clear ordering of instructions. Issued in parts between 1859 and 1861, the serial and then the book were extremely successful.
Beeton passed away in 1865 before completing a revised second edition. The publishing rights were sold by her husband to Ward, Lock & Co shortly thereafter and a version has been in print ever since.
Imperfect, lacking two signatures and one colour plate. Otherwise a nice early second edition.
§ OCLC records numerous holdings of various impressions of the second edition, most post-date this impression.
Item #10696
Price: $250.00 AUD